Italian Media And Foreign Policy: A Complex Relationship
As war in Ukraine monopolizes the Italian media, the problem of how news channels deal with foreign policy issues has returned.
Can The Five Star Movement Join The Socialists and Democrats Group?
The Five Stars are house-hunting in Europe, and have a lot of uncomfortable baggage along.
Waiting For A Miracle: Can The Italian Left Be Resurrected?
The Democrats look to remake themselves under Enrico Letta while the Five Star Movement places its future in the hands of Giuseppe Conte. Will it be enough to stem the tide of populism?
Italy And The Belt And Road Initiative
Last year, Italy was first G7 country to formally join the BRI. This still leaves us with the question of what comes next.
Is Giuseppe Conte Becoming The Italian Obama?
In many ways Conte's approach mirrors that of Barack Obama, but it is the differences that may just mean his survival once the gates of lockdown Italy are lifted.
Refighting The Punic Wars
Minister Roberto Cingolani's comments about Italian students focusing on the Punic Wars too much made many headlines. Is he right or is he ignoring a larger issue?
Can The Italian Democratic Party Speak For The Working Class?
The Democrats have long shifted away from their traditional base — and now it may be too late to reclaim it.
Giuseppe Conte: Italian Of The Year 2020
In the most dramatic year that most of us have faced in our lifetimes, President Giuseppe Conte showed the world what leadership could be.
What’s Left Of The Five Star Movement?
Recent political developments have revealed the final mutation of the Five Star Movement into a party of the much-opposed establishment
